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JimmyPage1977

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  1. Retards vote early.

    Stupidest thing ever.

    I voted early with my absentee ballot. I studied very hard and weighed my choices very carefully. Please explain why this makes me a "retard" and why you feel that it is the "stupidest thing ever".

    In my opinion only an arrogant asshole would say things like the statements you posted. :buttsmack:

  2. Well, all beliefs are self-referential so some discoveries may conflict with pre-conceived

    notions. There is so much more to Led Zeppelin than meets the eye...or ear.

    :blink::lol:

    I saw them and heard them.....

    they were great.....

    my favorite ROCK BAND, EVER, by far.....

    Nothing more, nothing less.

    If they are "more" to you......

    Good luck to you, in your ........ ummmmm ...........life. :rolleyes:

  3. Not here to argue. RP's lyrics have mostly been about sounding great, not necessarily "making sense". The first two albums were full of Willie Dixon lyrics and it took years for acknowledgment. Probably partially due to Robert's contractual agreements that stifled his songwriting credits.

    Robert Johnson lyrics were VERY COMMON right around the time that "The Ocean" was written. Much of PG was written about the same time. Robert was and still seems to be steering clear of any "satanist" type (using this term VERY LOOSELY) of connections because of the scrutiny Jimmy was under around '76 and after.

    I yield to Knebby, she would know better than I, just a fan.....

    ....so you don't hear the word 'hellhound"?

    ....just wondering.... :D

    Well, when Knebby posted that it convinced me right away - and it always sounded to me like he said 'ball' at the end of that line. Just nice to know Robert actually says this. Here's the earlier thread we had about this topic: Old Thread

    Basically, the problem I always had with the insertion of a 'hellhound' reference was not only that it seemed hard to figure out a sentence that made any sense in the context, but mainly this: Robert Plant KNEW his blues quite well, and certainly was very familiar with Robert Johnson's work. But that also means he wouldn't ever quote THAT one lightly. It's the darkest, most melancholic, most lyrical blues you'll ever find - and Johnson's delivery is haunting by itself. A very special moment, definitely, and an intensely personal statement. Here again are the actual lyrics:

    HELLHOUND ON MY TRAIL

    I got to keep movin'

    I've got to keep movin'

    blues falling down like hail

    blues falling down like hail

    Umm mmm mmm mmm

    blues falling down like hail

    blues falling down like hail

    And the days keeps on worryin' me

    there a hellhound on my trail

    hellhound on my trail

    hellhound on my trail

    If today was Christmas eve

    If today was Christmas eve

    and tomorrow was Christmas day

    If today was Christmas eve

    and tomorrow was Christmas day

    - aow, wouldn't we have a time, baby?

    All I would need my little sweet rider just

    to pass the time away, huh huh

    to pass the time away

    You sprinkled hot foot powder, mmm

    mmm, around my door

    all around my door

    You sprinkled hot foot powder

    all around your daddy's door, hmm hmm hmm

    It keep me with ramblin' mind, rider

    every old place I go

    every old place I go

    I can tell the wind is risin'

    the leaves tremblin' on the tree

    tremblin' on the tree

    hmmm hmmm hmm

    All I need's my little sweet woman

    and to keep my company, hey hey hey hey

    my company.

    I just don't (and actually never could) see how a reference to THIS could ever make sense within the context of 'The Ocean' - which is a very happy song, 'the ocean' being a metaphor for LZ's audiences, etc. I can't see anything in the rest of the song's lyrics that could possibly make sense of such a quote.

    By the way, JP1977 - no reason at all for Robert to deny 'the lift', if there indeed was one. It's no crime to make a simple reference. B)

  4. Plant will never admit the "lift" from Robert Johnson. You all know that Robert's fascination with Chicago and Delta Blues was a big part of early Zeppelin lyrics. Especially, Willie Dixon and Robert Johnson. I've never met RP and Id never question Knebby's integrity, but the lyric does contain the word "Hellhound" (according to my ears and a million listens). Just my lame oinion...nothing more.

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